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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning enable students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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